DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON QUALITY OF FOLLOW UP SERVICES AFTER HOSPITALIZATION FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA CLIENTS FROM SELECTED HOSPITALS AT MANGALURU

MS MAHIMA PATRICK; MR SHAJAN XAVIOUR; MRS SHIJI P J

Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2017

DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON QUALITY OF FOLLOW UP SERVICES AFTER HOSPITALIZATION FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA CLIENTS FROM SELECTED HOSPITALS AT MANGALURU

Ms Mahima Patrick, Mr Shajan Xaviour, Mrs Shiji P J

Abstract :

A descriptive research design conducted on 75 clients who were diagnosed with schizophrenia after hospitalization coming for the follow up to the outpatient department of psychiatric centre between the age group of 15–50 years old selected by purposive sampling method in a selected hospitals at Mangaluru. The main aim of the study was to assess the quality of follow–up services after hospitalization for schizophrenia clients. The finding in this present study shows that majority of the subjects 97.3% had received good follow up services and 2.7% of subjects had received poor follow up services and the highest mean percentage 69.66% score is in the area of early warning signs of relapse (SD of 1.38, mean 8.36). The study indicated that the age of the client was associated with the follow up services.